Levitation technology that can deliver free drinking water throughout the world verges on release. It can wipe out thirst and disease, or be wielded as a tool to keep oil as the world's dominant energy source.From the streets of Zurich to coastal inlets of British Columbia, and from Malibu's Pepperdine University to the malpaise badlands of New Mexico, a chase unfolds that matches wits, gumption, and an unusual mathematical algorithm against powers eager to control the transformation of the world. In grappling with pursuit, one man and woman end up reshaping their identities.